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Frankfort South Dakota Map

Explore Frankfort, South Dakota, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Frankfort, South Dakota

How to Use This Frankfort, South Dakota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Frankfort, South Dakota. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of South Dakota or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Frankfort.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Frankfort
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Spink County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.876641
Longitude	-98.30537
Population	134
Density	65.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57440
Area Code	605
County Seat	Redfield
School District	Redfield School District 56-4

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About Frankfort, South Dakota

Frankfort is a locality in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 134. The population density is 65.7 people per km². Frankfort is located at 44.8766°N, 98.3054°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Frankfort is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57440.

Frankfort emerges from the vast, open expanse of the prairie like a quiet thought anchored against the wide, pale sky. It lies 35.7 miles north of Huron, SD (from Huron, SD: bearing 353°T), and is situated 41.6 miles south-southeast of Aberdeen. The horizon here is defined by the persistent flatness of the plains, broken only by the subtle, distant rise of Doland Ridge to the west, which catches the bruised purple of the late afternoon light. Only a mile away, the James River carves a slow, deliberate path through the earth, its banks fringed with hardy grasses that lean into the wind. The air in Frankfort often carries the scent of dry soil and curing grain, a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the grain elevators rising above the skyline. A short distance away, the quiet woods of Fisher Grove offer a reprieve from the exposure of the fields, where the stillness is interrupted only by the rustle of cottonwood leaves.

Agriculture remains the singular, rhythmic pulse of Frankfort, dictating the tempo of the seasons from the first green shoots of spring to the heavy, golden labor of the harvest. The economy is built upon the stubborn resilience of the soil, with wide, furrowed fields stretching toward the horizon until they blur into the gray haze of the distance. Settlers once broke this ground with the singular intent of endurance, and that lean, practical spirit persists in the way the residents maintain their homes and machinery. Though the pace is dictated by the sun and the weather, there is a distinct, understated beauty in the way the light hits the local structures at dusk, turning the weathered siding of barns into shades of copper and rust. While Lake Redfield lies ten miles out, its presence is felt in the way the local climate holds a slight, lingering humidity that softens the intensity of the summer heat.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fisher Grove (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 280° W
Wagner (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 317° NW
Twin Lakes + Diversion (State Recreation Area) — 12.1 mi, 236° SW
Spink County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 14.4 mi, 273° W
Cottonwood Lake (State Recreation Area) — 19.4 mi, 250° W
Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 20.4 mi, 180° S
World's Largest Pheasant (Monument) — 35.4 mi, 172° S
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 35.7 mi, 174° S
Aviation War Memorial (Monument) — 40.2 mi, 352° N
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 40.6 mi, 014° N
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 40.7 mi, 348° N
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 41.6 mi, 348° N
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 45.3 mi, 140° SE
Watson School (Historic Ruins) — 47.0 mi, 203° SW
Domsch School (Historic Ruins) — 47.6 mi, 207° SW
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 47.9 mi, 341° N
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.2 mi, 360° N · 39k acres
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 57.5 mi, 110° E
Waubay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.3 mi, 051° NE · 9,262 acres
Saaranen Beach (State Park) — 63.2 mi, 108° E
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 63.4 mi, 039° NE
Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 68.7 mi, 023° NE
Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 75.1 mi, 078° E
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 78.8 mi, 170° S
Flame of Wisdom (Public Artwork) — 79.5 mi, 170° S
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 80.0 mi, 220° SW

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